Coptic Christians
Egypt approves legalization of 168 churches, buildings
Egypt
November 30, 2018
Egypt approves legalization of 168 churches, buildings
A committee headed by Prime Minister and Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly approved the legalization of 168 churches and buildings,…
Investigations reveal four masked gunman attacked Copts in Minya
Egypt
November 4, 2018
Investigations reveal four masked gunman attacked Copts in Minya
A joint team from the Supreme State Security Prosecution and the Public Prosecutor’s office in Minya launched extensive investigations…
President Sisi expresses condolences for terrorist attack on Christians in Minya
Egypt
November 3, 2018
President Sisi expresses condolences for terrorist attack on Christians in Minya
Following the terrorist attack on Friday targeted at a bus of Coptic Christians at the western desert near Minya,…
Eastern Orthodox patriarch inaugurates renovated Alexandria church
Egypt
October 30, 2018
Eastern Orthodox patriarch inaugurates renovated Alexandria church
Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria inaugurated the St. Mary’s Assumption Church in a Greek community cemetery in Alexandria on…
Copts in US organize protest outside Israeli consulate
Egypt
October 30, 2018
Copts in US organize protest outside Israeli consulate
The American Coptic Association organized a rally in front of the Israeli consulate in New York on Monday to…
Second suspect behind Bishop Epiphanius’s murder pleads not guilty
Egypt
October 27, 2018
Second suspect behind Bishop Epiphanius’s murder pleads not guilty
The Damanhour Criminal Court in Beheira on Saturday continued the trial of the two suspects behind the murder of…
Monk’s lawyer claims his client knows Bishop Epiphanius’s real murderer
Egypt
October 16, 2018
Monk’s lawyer claims his client knows Bishop Epiphanius’s real murderer
Monk Faltaous al-Makary cried when he heard of the death of monk Zenon al-Makary, Faltaous’s lawyer Michelle Halim said.…
Egypt’s parliament comprises 39 Coptic members: Pope Tawadros II
Egypt
September 25, 2018
Egypt’s parliament comprises 39 Coptic members: Pope Tawadros II
Pope of Alexandria’s Coptic Orthodox Church Tawadros II visited Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City, US on…
Egypt’s Saint Macarius Monastery temporarily closed to public
Egypt
September 15, 2018
Egypt’s Saint Macarius Monastery temporarily closed to public
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt announced on Saturday that the Saint Macarius Monastery at…
Calm returns to Upper Egypt village after sectarian clashes
Egypt
September 8, 2018
Calm returns to Upper Egypt village after sectarian clashes
Peace returned to Dimshaw Hashim village in Minya on Friday after eight days of sectarian clashes between Muslims and…